Baghdad Airport Road
The Baghdad Airport Road is a 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) stretch of highway in
Because of heavy military traffic and high-profile convoys, the route from the International Zone to the airport was extremely dangerous in the years following the invasion. The many roadside bombs, suicide bombers attacking its checkpoints, drive-by shootings and random shooting from the areas on both sides of the road have led to its notoriety.[1] In late 2004 after aggressive patrolling by 1/7th Cavalry, the 1st Cav 4/5 ADA (Dakota and Foxtrot Batteries),[2] and the 1/69th Infantry during Operation Wolfhound the road became safer and more reliable.[3][4]
In 2008, Baghdad Airport Road underwent construction to repair and repave the road.[5] A beautification and redevelopment plan for the road was announced in 2010 in anticipation of the Arab Summit in 2011.[6][7]
References
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald, The World's Most Dangerous Road
- ^ "4-5 ADA Helping Stranded Motorists".
- ^ America's North Shore Journal, Route Irish, Safer and More Travelled
- ^ Washington Post, Easy Sailing Along Once-Perilous Road To Baghdad Airport
- ^ EST, Newsweek On 11/3/08 at 8:04 PM (November 3, 2008). "Rebuilding Baghdad's Infamous Airport Road". Newsweek.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Iraq to beautify deadly 'route Irish' airport road". العربية نت. November 14, 2010.
- ^ Arango, Tim (November 20, 2014). "Amid Mutual Suspicion, Turkish Premier Visits Iraq" – via NYTimes.com.